Champagne Special Cuvee AOC - Maison Bollinger
Bollinger's Champagnes can be recognized among thousands. The Special Cuvée proposed here with its elegant lithographed case is one of the freshest of the wines offered by the French maison, while not neglecting at all the warm and toasted notes that usually define the finest Champagnes. Bollinger's Champagne Brut Special Cuvée is the result of the skilful and delicate blend of a small part of vintage wine and a majority of reserve wines.
Type: Champagne
Denomination: Champagne AOC
Origin: Champagne - France
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir 60% - Chardonnay 25% - Pinot Meunier 15%
Alcohol content: 12%
Format with box: 75cl - Magnum 150cl - Jéroboam 300cl - Mathusalem 600cl - Salmanazar 900cl - Balthazar 1200cl
Allergens: Sulphites
Glass: Flûte
Serving temperature: 8 - 10°C
Tasting Notes: It is a beautiful golden yellow with a very fine perlage. It is characterized by a beautiful aromatic complexity, with hints of ripe fruit and spices. Notes of peach and nuances of cooked apple and compote are perceived. In the mouth it manages to combine structure, persistence and liveliness in a balanced way. The palate is velvety with flavors of pear, brioche and spices, fresh walnut.
Pairings: It is excellent with fish, shellfish and white meats. If uncorked for an aperitif, it becomes special together with parmesan and ham.
The Cellar: In Ay, one of the historic towns in the heart of the French Champagne region, is the Maison Bollinger, founded in 1829 by Athanase Louis Emmanuel, Count of Villermont, who chose to join forces with the German Joseph Bollinger and with the wine enthusiast Paul Ranaudin. Over the years, after having managed to successfully impose his own bubbles especially on the English and American markets, it was Joseph Bollinger himself who became the symbolic man of the Maison. Today universally recognized for the great quality of its wines, the winery, thanks to the privileged position of the owned vineyards and thanks also to a rigid production ethic, even sanctioned by written principles, has been established internationally for years. To give an example of the strict rules followed by the company, it will suffice to say that only the must coming from the first pressing is used for the production of Champagne, while everything obtained with the second pressing is sold to other wineries. Currently, the maison can count on a vineyard extension that covers over 160 hectares, most of which are divided between the Reims mountain and the Ay territory. More than half of the vineyards are classified as Grand Cru and the remaining part as Premier Cru. The vineyards are cultivated with meticulous care, so the plants grow in full respect of the environment and ecosystem. In addition to Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is above all the vine around which the maison's blends revolve, which by expertly using the grapes of this vine, manages to give its Champagnes richness, vinosity and roundness. From Brut “Special Cuvée” to Extra Brut “R.D.”, from Rosé to vintage wines, in the historic aging cellars, made up of kilometers of tunnels, all Champagnes labeled Bollinger mature for three to eight years, much longer than required by the specifications , guaranteeing the perfect development of aromas and always expressing the maximum possible balance.
